Current global status of Candida auris an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen: bibliometric analysis and network visualization

• Published in: Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 391 - 402
• Main Authors: Ettadili, Hamza, Vural, Caner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antifungal agents; Antifungal Agents - pharmacology; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Bibliometrics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Candida; Candida auris; Candidiasis - microbiology; Clinical Microbiology - Research Paper; Disease control; Drug resistance; Epidemiology; Food Microbiology; Fungal infections; Fungi; Fungicides; Global health; Health risks; Humans; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbiology; Multidrug resistance; Mycology; Nosocomial infection; Pathogens; Pharmacology; Prevention; Public health; Research hot spots; Software; Visualization; United States > US; Fungal pathogen; Candidiasis; Responsible Editor: Rosana Puccia; Bibliometrics; R-bibliometrix; VOSviewer; Candida auris
• ISSN: 1517-8382; 1678-4405; 1678-4405
• DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01239-0

Background Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen associated with nosocomial infections and hospital outbreaks worldwide, presenting a serious global health threat. There has been a rapid emergence of scientific research publications focusing on therapeutic compounds, diagnostic techniques, control strategies, prevention, and understanding the epidemiology related to C. auris. Objective This study aims to provide the most up-to-date comprehensive and integrated examination of C. auris research subject and demonstrate that C. auris is indeed a topic of increasing interest. Methods The search query “candida-auris” was used as a topic term to find and retrieve relevant data published between 2009 and 15 June 2023, from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. In this work, the bibliometric analysis and network visualization were conducted using VOSviewer software, and Biblioshiny interface accessible through the Bibliometrix R-package on RStudio software. Results The yearly growth rate percentage (37.91%), along with the strong positive correlations between publications and citations ( r = 0.981; p < 0.001), suggests heightened scholarly engagement in this topic. The USA, India, China, and the UK have emerged as pivotal contributors, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA being the most productive institution. Current research hotspots in this field mainly focused on identifying and limiting transmission of the clonal strains, epidemiology, antifungal resistance, and in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing. Conclusion This detailed bibliometric analysis in C. auris topic shows that this fungal pathogen has garnered growing attention and attracted progressively more scholars. This paper will help researchers to find without difficulty the relevant articles, research hotspots, influential authors, institutions, and countries related to the topic.